Web Editor

Overview

Placement Type:
Temporary

Salary: $50-53 Hourly

Start Date:

Jul 27, 2026

• Title:
  
  Web Editor
• Location:
  
  Hybrid in Richmond, VA (onsite Tue, Wed, and Thu; remote Mon and Fri)
• Hours:
  
  Full-time
• Duration: 12 weeks

Join a prominent financial institution dedicated to empowering individuals and businesses through innovative and accessible digital solutions. This organization is committed to maintaining a robust and user-friendly online presence, ensuring every digital interaction is seamless and impactful for its customers.

• Website Content Management & Optimization
  • Maintain and update website content, design elements, and overall structure.
  • Ensure web pages are consistently accurate, engaging, and current.
  • Proactively identify and resolve technical errors, broken links, formatting issues, and bugs.
  • Conduct thorough testing of website updates and new features before deployment, ensuring full functionality and compliance.
  • Collaborate with internal teams and external agencies on strategic website redesigns and enhancements.
  • Document all website updates, enhancements, fixes, and release dates in a comprehensive change log.
• Quality, Accessibility & SEO
  • Implement and maintain SEO best practices to maximize content visibility and performance.
  • Monitor and enhance ADA accessibility performance, ensuring adherence to WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliance.
  • Guarantee all content aligns with brand standards, usability principles, and accessibility guidelines.
• Digital Communication Platform Support
  • Support the migration of email content to a new marketing communications platform.
  • Rigorously review, edit, and QA migrated email templates and content for accuracy, formatting, and brand consistency.
  • Coordinate with stakeholders for the successful testing and deployment of migrated email communications.
• Collaboration & Project Management
  • Work closely with writers, designers, developers, marketing teams, and agency partners.
  • Effectively manage multiple content updates and priorities, consistently meeting project deadlines.

• 3-5+ years of hands‑on experience in a web editing, digital editing, or content specialist role.
• Proficiency with content management systems (e.g., Word Press, Drupal, Kentico, or similar platforms).
• Exceptional editing, proofreading, and quality assurance skills for digital content.
• Solid working knowledge of SEO best practices and web accessibility standards (ADA/WCAG).
• Demonstrated experience monitoring site health, troubleshooting technical issues, and testing web updates.
• Strong organizational abilities and the capacity to work effectively as an independent contractor.

• Experience managing content for large, complex, or regulated digital platforms.
• Familiarity with User Experience (UX) and information architecture best practices.
• Basic understanding of analytics tools and performance monitoring.

• Subsidized health, vision, and dental plans.
• Paid sick leave.
• Retirement plans with a match.
• Free online training through Aquent Gymnasium.

Aquent is an equal‑opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.